Think about walking through ruins that have witnessed empires rise and fall, where kings once ruled and civilizations ...

From the early civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia to our present-day globalized society, readers will learn how humans interacted―and still interact―with the environment around them, as well as the ...

The existential question of which countries are the oldest has long intrigued historians, and for good reason. However, defining what makes a country "old" is challenging, as it depends on historical ...

Both Egypt and China have such long histories; their ancient cultures are often compared. For example, China's Shang Dynasty ...

THE OLDEST LIVING CITY IN THE AMERICAS. THIS IS CUSCO, PERU, THE CAPITAL OF THE INCAN EMPIRE. IT’S ALIVE AND IT’S UP THERE AT 11,000FT. THE ELEVATION IS MORE THAN TWICE AS HIGH AS DENVER. BUT ...

Roman, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations had many different ingenious inventions. Chocolate was a big aphrodisiac for Mesoamerican civilizations and used for energy. The first earthquake detector is ...

The room we are in is locked. It is windowless and lit from above by a fluorescent bulb. In the hallway outside—two stories beneath the city of London—attendants in dark suits patrol silently, giving ...